Community Development
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Citi strives to embrace the responsibility to make a difference where its employees live and work. In Japan, as in other countries, Citi encourages and provides support for philanthropic activities undertaken by employees
In less than 24 hours after the earthquake hit, Citi announced a pledge of 100 million yen ($1.2 million) to the Japanese Red Cross Society. The Citi Foundation committed an additional $1.2 million grant, and Citi has set up accounts across the globe to accept donations from employees. As of September 2011, employee donations from Japan and around the world, have reached more than $600,000. In April, Citi also pledged an additional 30 million yen, matching the first-place prize money of the Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills tournament, to support disaster relief and rebuilding efforts in Ibaraki prefecture and surrounding areas. This brings the total amount of Citi's support to approximately $3.4 million.
Citi Pledges JPY 100 million to Japan Earthquake Disaster Relief Fund to Support Red Cross Relief Effort (PDF:100KB) (March 12, 2011)
Citi Announces its Continued Sponsorship of "Japan Golf Tour Championship Citibank Cup Shishido Hills" and Pledges an Additional 30 Million Yen for Disaster Relie (PDF:26KB) (April 27, 2011)
Citi has provided Japanese Corporations and Individuals with business support in the months after the disaster struck. Citibank Japan Ltd.'s Corporate Banking Division has provided several hundred billion yen worth of financial commitments to help our core clients through these challenging times. Citibank Japan Ltd.'s Retail Banking Division, Citi Cards Japan and CFJ have established special procedures for their customers in disaster areas, and are supporting all efforts to assist customers' recovery from this tragic event.
Citi has been supporting a wide range of projects aimed at re-building impacted areas. One of the main activities was to support Central Community Chest of Japan's dispatch of well-trained volunteer staff and their provision of grants to the volunteer groups/NPO who work in the affected areas. Citi also provided grants to the program by Save the Children which allows Elementary and Junior High school students to participate in Physical Education classes as well as the outdoor activities in Rikuzentakata City. In its support for Ibaraki, Citi is helping repair the damaged kilns that produce the special local ceramic, Kasama-yaki, through grants and hands-on physical work by Citi volunteers, with the Kasama-yaki cooperative association. Citi is also providing support to restore the famous Kobun-tei and Kodo-kan, at Mito's famous Kairaku-en. Citi is also supporting as the restoration of the fishery facilities with Kita-Ibaraki-city Ohtsu fishery association and Hiranuma fishery association.
Citi employees have been taking part in various volunteer activities in affected areas. For example, on one two-day organized trip to Rikuzentakata, volunteers cut the long grass, removed rubble, separated it into burnables and non-burnables, and brought it next to the road so that shovel-trucks could take it away. In another three-day trip, Citi volunteers also helped to remove debris and rubble from a blocked stream at an elementary school in Hagihama, near Ishinomaki and also cleared up inside houses in Sendai and cleaned dirty photos collected from damaged properties. Other volunteer activities included taking part in the Save the Children volunteer work at a distribution center in Urayasu City, Chiba prefecture, preparing 1,000 packages containing writing sets for elementary school children in the affected area and distributing relief goods at Kessenuma-Ohshima.
In addition to on-going philanthropic efforts, when disaster strikes, Citi strives to support the victims of natural catastrophes in a timely and compassionate manner. In support of relief activities both locally and in conjunction with global efforts, Citi employees give their own time and resources to bring some order to the lives of those affected. Citi in Japan supports employee efforts by matching monetary donations and helping organize non-monetary relief.
Citi has provided relief donations for the following disasters:
On March 2008, Citi in Japan started a cafeteria charity program that supports the World Food Programme's School Feeding Initiatives. At the Cafeteria, main menu and coffee menu include either a 10-yen or 20-yen donation in the price to fund school meal programs. All donation amounts are donated to WFP.
Citibank Japan also supports the School Feeding Initiatives from donations from vending machines proceeds.
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WFP has been supporting School Feeding initiatives for more than 40 years all over the world in developing countries. In 2006, about 20.2 million children were fed at school. The School Feeding Initiatives support children in developing nations by providing at least one nutritious meal each day. Not only does this meal physically nourish the children, but it also attracts them to school, boosts enrollment (especially girls), promotes regular attendance, and enhances student performance.
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This event brings participants in the financial markets in Tokyo together to raise money for a number of charitable causes and demonstrate our industry's commitment to the community. Citi has been a sponsor since the first year, 2005 and continues to be an active supporter through both organization and participation in the event.
The YMCA International Charity run is a volunteer relay race to support the YMCA's outdoor activities and programs for mentally and physically challenged children across the country. Citi has been sponsoring this program as a main sponsor, runner and site volunteer since 2005.
Citi supports its employees' volunteer activities through the Citi Volunteer Program. The Volunteer Program has three parts:
While many Citi employees volunteer year-round in their communities, Citi's annual Global Community Day, started in 2006, bringing employees from over 100 countries together as a global volunteer team on a single day.
On October 23, 2010, more than 45,000 Citi volunteers, including family and friends, made a positive difference in their local communities all around the world. In Japan, more than 1,300 employees and their families volunteered across the country.
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Citi employees conduct various volunteer activities.
Citi take the partnership with NPO/NGO in Community activities such as Financial Education and Charity.
We regard partnership with NPO/NGO, which is very important and support them as the specialists in their fields. We contribute to the society by working together.
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